Burn Family Crest & Name History

Arms linked to Burns and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

The meaning behind Burn

Some records give Burns; others give Burn. Both point to the same Scottish and Irish family name. Read literally, Burn points to “Dweller by a stream”.

Spelling and variants

Without the “s” of Burns, Burn is a simpler written form of the same name. Other spellings include Burness and Byrne.

Research your Burn family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.